take someone into account — take (something/someone) into account to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement. I hope they ll take her age into account when they re judging her work. They took into account that he d never been in… … New idioms dictionary
on someone's account — on (someone s) account if you do something on someone s account, you do it because of that person. Don t cook anything special on my account. I m not even very hungry … New idioms dictionary
hold someone to account — bring/call/hold/someone to account formal phrase to make someone explain publicly why they made a mistake or committed a crime, especially so that they can be criticized or punished for it Thesaurus: to criticize someone publiclysynonym … Useful english dictionary
bring someone to account — bring/call/hold/someone to account formal phrase to make someone explain publicly why they made a mistake or committed a crime, especially so that they can be criticized or punished for it Thesaurus: to criticize someone publiclysynonym … Useful english dictionary
on someone's account — if you do something on someone s account, you do it because you think they want you to Please don t go on my account … English dictionary
on someone's account — ► on someone s account for a specified person s benefit. Main Entry: ↑account … English terms dictionary
on someone's account — idi on someone s account, for the sake of someone … From formal English to slang
bring/call someone to account — bring/call (someone) to account : to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior He was called to account by his boss for failing to spot the mistake in the company s records. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
call someone to account for something — call someone to account (for something) phrase to say that someone is responsible for something that has gone wrong and expect them to explain it, deal with it, or be punished for it Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally … Useful english dictionary
on someone's account — for someone s benefit. → account … English new terms dictionary
